Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Oscar Fitzallen Chastain

Full Name: Oscar Fitzallen Chastain
Birth date: September 9, 1869
Death date: September 28, 1940

Terms of Service

House, 43rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
Democrat
House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HCR 9, 1/15/1941, p. 45. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. O.F. Chastain, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Oscar F. Chastain, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Oscar Fitzallen Chastain, birth date 9/9/1870 in Erath County; death date 9/28/1940 in Eastland, Eastland County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Oscar Fitzallen Chastain, birth date 9/9/1869, death date 9/28/1940, burial in Eastland Cemetery, Eastland, Eastland County. Find a Grave .
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/31/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch .
Obituary, "O.F. Chastain Funeral Held" (Ranger Times), Stephenville Empire-Tribune, 10/4/1940, p. 15, crediting Dublin Public Library. "He served Eastland County two terms in the State Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .